Space, light, color and the relationship of elements to each other are the key components of my photographs. Guided by an interest in urbanism and habitation, I focus my work on the built environment and its influence on global societies. Between 2007 and 2008 I spent a year traveling around the world, taking photographs across 17 countries. Throughout the journey I pointed my camera towards unusual architectural forms such as “transplanted” German colonial houses in Namibia or utopian, concrete pod village on the northeast coast of Taiwan. I wanted to use my photography to convey a sense of optimism and joy at being in the world. The core vision was to recognize the integrity of the way people live under different, in many cases, extraordinary conditions.
